Ohio State may need simply landed its first of two huge wins over Miami this week.

Days earlier than the Buckeys and Hurricanes sq. off within the Cotton Bowl, the place Ohio State is a 9.5-point favourite, Ohio State scored a surprising recruiting win Monday night time when it landed landed a dedication from five-star edge rusher DJ Jacobs. The No. 1 total prospect within the class of 2027, Jacobs dedicated to the Buckeyes dwell on CBS Sports activities HQ over a laundry checklist of high-level suitors — together with Miami, which was the perceived favourite headed into the announcement. 

“Huge shocker,” mentioned Andrew Ivins, the Director of Scouting for 247Sports. “Ohio State is placing all of it collectively and I really like the match. Defensive position coach Larry Johnson is ideal for Jacobs given what he is carried out with children.” 

Jacobs is the ninth participant to decide to Ohio State in the course of the 2027 cycle. 

Miami isn’t the one program questioning what went awry with probably the greatest line of defense prospects of the trendy recruiting period. Jacobs preps at Blessed Trinity Catholic Excessive Faculty in Roswell, Georgia — and he is a double Georgia legacy. His father, David, performed line of defense for the Bulldogs and his mother, Desiree, performed basketball at Georgia. Former Georgia coach Mark Richt is DJ’s godfather.

“Solid-iron edge defender with the scale, pace and energy to wreak havoc on Saturdays after which Sundays.” 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins wrote in his analysis of Jacobs. “Tasks as a future difference-maker for a School Soccer Playoff contender that may set the sting and get after the quarterback.”

Ought to Jacobs maintain his No. 1 rating within the 2027 class, he could be the primary defensive finish prospect to keep up that rating because the 2019 class.